Far Cry
March 21, 2010 by admin
Filed under Uncategorized
- Action shooter game set in South Pacific
- Hugely detailed environments and action sequences
- Cunning and complex AI tactics
- Nonlinear gameplay
- For one player
Product Description
Engage in explosive island warfare with up to 20 players in Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and the all-new Assault Mode…. More >>
First, the good. The graphics in “Far Cry” are stunning, especially for being produced in 2003. The water effects are stellar, the foliage and trees life-like. The tropical scenery creates an overall impressive atmosphere. The artificial intelligence is also improved over many previous games. Enemies will actually hide in the underbrush and track you if you try and retreat. Obviously, there are still the typical problems with any computer AI that are a byproduct of the fact that a computer can’t “think” like a human can.
Now, the bad, and there is lots of it. First, the ESRB rating system should either be trashed or severely reformed. They list this game as containing “Blood and Intense Violence,” yet they somehow ignore the fact that just about every other sentence spoken by the characters contains at least one profanity. This is a splendid example of how ESRB doesn’t actually monitor the entire game before rating it. Also, there is a moderate amount of sexual content present, yet there is no mention of that on the rating, either. A warning to parents: Don’t let your kids play this title. The violent aspect aside, there is plenty of objectionable material. Don’t go by the “Mature,” “Teen,” or “Everyone” rating alone – actually see what’s in the game before letting your children play it. You can’t trust the rating system.
Second on the bad list is the repetitive nature of the levels. The “tropical paradise” motif is interesting for a while, but it quickly becomes tiresome. There is very little level variety. Also, there are a number of pitiful graphics glitches that is evidence of either poor programming or a last-minute rush job to get the game out. At one point in the game, a slain mercenary actually “levitated” about five feet off the ground. Often times when you’re driving a jeep or other vehicle, grass will literally punch its way through the floor of the car, displaying another of the many graphical glitches. The physics engine is also exceedingly messed up. Stuff will somehow “roll” down a perfectly flat area of land. After rolling down a hill or off a bridge, some things will get stuck in the water and make a continual “splash” sound that will drive you batty. Finally, the plot is absolutely pitiful. Yes, this is a first-person shooter and therefore we shouldn’t expect masterful storytelling, but the plotline does not even attempt to be feasible or explain who the characters are or attribute any motivation to their actions. Jack Carver is a sea boat captain who picks up a pistol one day and suddenly becomes Rambo, dispatching hundreds of mercenaries and mutants? Similar to the Half-Life notion of a scientist becoming a skilled marksmen in a matter of hours, that’s a bit far-fetched, even for a computer game.
Overall, I give “Far Cry” a losing score. Parents, keep this title out of the hands of your kids. And for you adults, of which I am one, chew on this nut: Is playing this game really the best way to spend your time? Violence and general trash does have an effect even on adults. There are many better computer games out there that do not contain such sordid content (pick any of the Star Wars games for an excellent example). My advice is to go there and avoid this trash.
Rating: 2 / 5
look this game is so stupid I would give it 0 stars if I could.
Rating: 1 / 5
Idiot demo won’t even accept my custom key mapping. It doesn’t even accept my right mouse click as a backward move. If the demo is like this, then why should I buy the game? Stupid game for sure.
Rating: 1 / 5
this games is so heard to played!
beleave. I am HINDI!!!
SOOOOO pleaase dooonnnoot bought it is!
An indian guy!
Rating: 1 / 5
This game has some kind of program that causes sudden drops in framerate, freezes, and untimely loading actions, although the graphics are excellent, this game was poorly programed. I would like to know the people that programed this mess, to see if they are mentally retarded. This game does not have the looks, or feel of ubisoft. This game isn’t anything like Silent Hunter 3. I have never given such a bad review as this, but I felt that I must , inorder to warn other gamers. there are a lot of first person shooters out there that is a lot better. The reviewer that stated something about having a crappy computer, let me tell you something, BOZO… I have a Gateway 550GR pentium 4, 3.4 gig processor with H/T ,over a gig of DDR overclocking memory, 200 gig hard drive, ati radeon pci EXPRESS 128 meg graphics card with all the bells and whistles. I have a top of the line computer, but I still have problems. This game needs a patch ASAP. As for the reviewer that stated that he has played it once, and now he is going to play it twice, he probably have the farcry cheats. I have the farcry cheats, and have finished the game also,with all the settings set to very high,and ultra high. YOU SEE AT THE VERY END OF THE GAME AFTER YOU KILL THE LAST SCIENTIST ON THE VOLCANO, YOU RESCUE THE FINE LADY, JUMP ON A SHIP, AND GIVE HER THE SERUM, THAT KEEPS HER FROM BECOMING A MUTANT, THE …..END. My reviiew will stay the same, the water doesn’t look as good as the water in Blackhawk Down, doesn’t even come close to the water in silent hunter3 OR Pirates of the Caribean, Thank You p.s. go to …cheaters heavens, you will find a zip file, download this file to your desktop, then extract all to the farcry folder.,and have yourself some fun.
Rating: 1 / 5